The $64,000 Question
Quiz-show era peak
Season 1, Episode 2 · Aired 1956-01-01
Curated landmark Open databases lack a full episode list for this title. This entry is a public cultural milestone from the TV Flash desk — not a complete season guide.
Synopsis
At peak fever the show is a national pastime — until the broader quiz scandals turn isolation booths into symbols of rigged trust.
Desk landmark
Desk landmark: big-money quiz TV invents appointment suspense, then teaches America how formats can lie.
In the series
This episode is part of The $64,000 Question (1955–1958) on CBS.
Isolation booths, big money, and the quiz boom that made America hold its breath — then file subpoenas.
Key cast
- Hal March as Host